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William Wright

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I was an ear surgeon in Indianapolis before burning out and trying to retire. A second career fell into my lap with a job as the physician at the Colorado State Penitentiary, the state's maximum-security prison.

The experience was weird enough for me to write a book about it, Maximum Insecurity. If you've always wondered what really goes on in a supermax prison, especially trying to practice medicine in one, check it out at http://www.WilliamWrightBooks.com.

A sequel about being the medical director at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center (the county jail) was published 12/14. Come see it at http://www.WilliamWrightBooks.com.

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A resident of Colorado Springs, William “Bill” Wright, MD earned his medical degree ...more

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	Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax 3.67 avg rating — 1,019 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail 3.93 avg rating — 817 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Doctor on the Inside: From the County Jail to the Supermax 3.85 avg rating — 201 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dizziness and Vertigo: A Simple Guide to Figuring It Out 4.18 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)

by Rick Atkinson

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Carrier Pilot

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That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour

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“People are often in jail because they are honesty-impaired.”
― William Wright, Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail

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“If you don’t confront ignorance and stupidity, ignorance and stupidity will think it’s okay.”
― William Wright, A Doctor on the Inside: From the County Jail to the Supermax

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“normal people placed in an abnormal situation will adapt to conform to their new environment.”
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